Monday, August 15, 2011

New Books!

Graphic Novels:
Naruto vol. 51 -- At Hokage's Resolve Sasuke finally takes on Danzo, the leader of Konoha, determined to interrogate him about the Uchiha clan and what really happened between the political factions of Konoha and his brother, Itachi.
Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 25 -- As Greed and King Bradley continue their battle, the mysterious homunculus “father” makes his move under Central City. In order to achieve his objectives, he will need to force Mustang to make an unthinkable choice. Meanwhile, Alphonse has the chance to regain his own body, but the sacrifice to do so may be too much. (Only 2 more to go!)
Olympians Volume 3. Hera : the Goddess and her Glory -- Introduces Hera, Zeus's wife and goddess of air, sky, and the heavens, and the only thing Zeus is afraid of.
Girl Genius Vol. 4: Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams -- Agatha Heterodyne's damaged aircraft comes roughly to rest in the Wastelands where she encounters a traveling circus and proves her mettle by destroying a massive spider-clank as it attacks. Meanwhile, a frustrated Baron Wulfenbach dispatches his son Gilgamesh and deposed pirate queen Bangaldesh DuPree to capture Agatha, whose very existence threatens the peace.
Ray Bradybury's The Martian Chronicles: the authorized adaptation -- The Earthmen came by the handful, then the hundreds, then the millions. They swept aside the majestic, dying Martian civilization to build their homes, shopping malls, and cities. Mars began as a place of boundless hopes and dreams, a planet to replace an Earth sinking into waste and war.But eventually earthmen wake to find they've been conquered by the martians, at a terrible cost.

Fiction:
Spoiled by Heather Cocks -- When her mother dies, sixteen-year-old Molly moves from Indiana to California, to live with her newly discovered father, a Hollywood megastar, and his pampered teenaged daughter.
Twisted by Sara Shepard -- Pretty Little Liars #9 -- Now seniors in high school, Spencer, Emily, Hanna, and Aria's friendship has been torn apart by new lies and stress, but they are drawn back together when anonymous messages threatening to reveal their secrets resume.
Dark Parties by Sara Grant -- Sixteen-year-old Neva, born and raised under the electrified Protectosphere that was built when civilization collapsed in violent warfare, puts her friends, family, and life at risk when she tries to find out if their world is built on a complex series of lies and deceptions.
The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Haines -- In 1942 New York City, fifteen-year-old Iris grieves for her mother, who committed suicide and for the loss of her life of privilege, and secretly helps her father with his detective business, since he, having lost a leg at Pearl Harbor, struggles to make ends meet.
Ripple by Mandy Hubbard -- Lexi is cursed with a dark secret. Each day, she goes to school like a normal teenager, and each night, she must swim or the pain will be unbearable. She is a siren -- a deadly mermaid destined to lure men to their watery deaths. After a terrible tragedy, Lexi shut herself off from the world, vowing to protect the ones she loves. But can she?
Margrave by Catherine Fisher -- Relic Masters bk. 4 -- Their quest to find a secret relic with great power leads Master Galen and his sixteen-year-old apprentice Raffi into the Pit of Maar and the deep evil world at the heart of the Watch.
Addie on the Inside by James Howe -- In this verse novel, outspoken thirteen-year-old Addie Carle learns about love, loss, and staying true to herself as she navigates seventh grade, enjoys a visit from her grandmother, fights with her boyfriend, and endures gossip and meanness from her former best friend.
Babysitter Murders by Janet Young -- Imaginative Massachusetts seventeen-year-old Dani Solomon confesses she has been troubled by thoughts of harming Alex, the little boy she loves to babysit, triggering gossip and a media frenzy that makes "Dani Death" the target of an extremist vigilante group.
The Implosion of Aggie Winchester by Lara Zielin -- Sixteen-year-old Aggie feels compelled to investigate rumors that her cancer-stricken mother, principal of her small Minnesota high school, has rigged the prom queen election to keep Aggie's best friend Sylvia, a pregnant Goth, from winning.
Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright -- Sixteen-year-old Carlos Duarte is on the verge of realizing his dream of becoming a famous make-up artist, but first he must face his jealous boss at a Macy's cosmetics counter, his sister's abusive boyfriend, and his crush on a punk-rocker classmate.
Edda by Connor Kostick -- Avatar Chronicles bk. 3 -- in the virtual world of Edda, the ruler decides he wishes to invade another virtual world, embroiling Edda, Saga and Epic into a massive war.
Always a Witch by Carolyn Macullough -- Sixteen-year-old Carlos Duarte is on the verge of realizing his dream of becoming a famous make-up artist, but first he must face his jealous boss at a Macy's cosmetics counter, his sister's abusive boyfriend, and his crush on a punk-rocker classmate.

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